International Public Speaking Competition

The ESU International Public Speaking Competition has now entered its 31st year. When the IPSC started, it was an international tournament between England and Australia only. Today, the competition reaches over 40,000 young people in around 50 countries across the globe. Recent winners of the competition have included Mauritius, The Philippines, Yemen, Lebanon and South Korea.

The purpose of the IPSC is to bring together the best speakers from all over the world for a week of international cultural exchange. It showcases the very highest standard of public speaking from around the world, while giving delegates an opportunity to meet and engage with other young people of different backgrounds and cultures.

Dates

IPSC 2012 will run from Monday 14 – Friday 18 May 2012. The programme for the week has not been finalised, but we hope to include debating and public speaking workshops delivered by world class coaches and mentors, a number of educational and cultural trips and excursions in London, as well as the heats, semi-finals and grand final of the competition.

Themes

In keeping with the format of last year’s competition, are releasing two themes: the national theme, which may be used by public speaking coordinators for their national competition finals, and the international theme, which will be used at the final of the international competition next May. This year’s national theme is The Wisdom of Youth and the international theme is The Head or the Heart?

Handbook and Programme

The 2012 handbook is now available to view online and download. The handbook contains the dates and themes for IPSC 2012, the rules of the competition, an explanation of the competition structure and comprehensive guidelines and tips for speakers and adjudicators.﻿

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The ESU brings together and empowers people of different languages and cultures. We work principally with young people in the UK and internationally, helping them to gain the skills and confidence in communications to reach their full potential. Worldwide, our members and alumni engage in dialogue and the exchange of ideas and opinions using English as a common language.The ESU is a registered charity No. 273136